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Meanings of clinched in English

Closed or squeezed together tightly.

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Examples for "clenched"
1
She'd said nothing to that; she'd just clenched her fists and left.
Starstruck
2
He heard the clenched panic behind the words and felt it himself.
Blood and Bone
3
Mr. Maxim said, with his teeth clenched together, I... said... forget... wine.
Conrad’s Fate
4
We can't say that for sure, said Foaly through his clenched teeth.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
5
I clenched my jaw, fighting the admission that wanted to burst free.
Beautiful Beloved
Usage of clinched in English
1
However, two free throws by Middleton clinched the Bucks' fourth consecutive win.
Reuters
2
Buffalo's loss clinched table AFC East title for the New England Patriots.
The Irish Times
3
Still, the tech-heavy Nasdaq clinched a new record high in early trading.
Reuters
4
Hill clinched the victory with two free throws with four seconds remaining.
Reuters
5
The player clinched his fifth major title at last year's British Open.
Reuters
6
Bud ran in, fetched him two blows in the face, and clinched.
Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
7
But Sam Cosgrove's penalty and a Connor Johnston own goal clinched victory.
BBC
8
Cox stood beside his wife in the door-way with his teeth clinched.
The Expressman and the Detective
9
The Longhorns' victory likely clinched them a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Reuters
10
The fingers clinched until the nails bit deep into the soft palms.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
11
The certainty is clinched when the rhapsodist is without the humorous sense.
In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
12
However, the Raptors clinched a playoff berth with the Chicago Bulls losing.
Reuters
13
Each has clinched constitutional permission to run for extra time in office.
Reuters
14
The Belgian clinched victory in the deciding third set after two-and-a-half hours.
The Irish Times
15
USC has already clinched the Pac-12 South Division title, but the No.
Reuters
16
Since he clinched the nomination, I've only seen one Trump-Pence bumper sticker.
Radio NZ
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